Validity and reliability of the Italian version of the cardiac quality of life questionnaire for pediatric patients with heart disease (PedsQLTM)

Table 1 Demographic characteristics

Demographic variables	2–4 years		5–7 years		8–12 years		13–18 years		Total
Demographic variables	N = 37		N = 68		N = 185		N = 110		N = 400
Children
Female N(%)	16	43.2	26	38.2	89	48.1	44	40.0	175	43.8

Parents	N = 60		N = 101		N = 197		N = 124		N = 482
Mothers N(%)	36	60.0	61	60.4	121	61.4	73	58.9	291	60.4
Fathers N(%)	24	40.0	40	39.6	76	38.6	51	41.1	191	39.6
Cohabiting parents N(%)	27	73.0	61	89.7	161	87.1	89	80.9	338	84.5
Single/divorced N(%)	10	27.0	7	10.3	24	12.9	21	19.1	62	15.5
Age M(sd)	37.3	6.2	41.5	5.0	43.4	5.5	48.6	6.0	42.7	5.7
Educational level N(%)
Compulsory education	7	11.7	15	14.9	38	19.3	17	13.7	77	16.0
High school	30	50.0	46	45.5	92	46.7	69	55.6	237	49.2
Degree	23	38.3	40	39.6	67	34.0	38	30.7	168	34.8
Work N(%)
Employed	45	75.0	76	75.2	141	71.5	89	71.8	351	72.9
Unemployed	6	10.0	5	5.0	9	4.6	13	10.5	33	6.8
Homemakers	9	15.0	20	19.8	47	23.9	22	17.7	98	20.3

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